ACCRA, Ghana, May 11, 2025 — At the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards held on May 10, Afrobeat sensation Gregory Bortey Newman—better known as King Promise—was crowned Artiste of the Year, edging out stiff competition from Stonebwoy, King Paluta, Joe Mettle, Team Eternity, and Kweku Smoke. The Paris hitmaker also secured three additional trophies: Best Afropop Song of the Year for “Paris,” Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste of the Year, and Best Album/EP of the Year for True to Self . Born on August 16, 1995, in Nungua, Accra, King Promise’s smooth vocals and genre-blending style have made him one of Ghana’s most influential contemporary artists
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Artiste of the Year | King Promise |
| Best Hiplife/HipHop Artiste of the Year | Kweku Smoke |
| New Artiste of the Year | Beeztrap KOTM |
| Best Hiplife Song | Tulenkey ft. Beeztrap KOTM – “Bad Feeling” |
| Best Highlife Artiste | Fameye |
| Best Gospel Artiste | Joe Mettle |
| Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste | King Promise |
| Best Reggae/Dancehall Artiste | Stonebwoy |
| Unsung Artiste of the Year | Yaw Darling |
| Album/EP of the Year | King Promise – “True to Self” |
| Best Highlife Song | King Paluta – “Aseda” |
| Best Hiphop Song | Kweku Smoke – “Holy Ghost” |
| Best Afrobeats Song | Olivetheboy – “Asylum” |
| Best Music Video | Stonebwoy – “Jejereje” (Directed by Banini) |
| Best Afropop Song | King Promise – “Paris” |
| Best Traditional Gospel Song | Empress Gifty – “Watch Me” |
| Best Urban Gospel Song | Team Eternity Ghana – “Defe Defe” |
| Best Group | Team Eternity Ghana |
| International Collaboration of the Year | Diana Hamilton ft. Mercy Chinwo – “The Doing of the Lord” |
| Best African Song | Titom ft. S.N.E, Yuppe, Burna Boy – “Tshwala Bam” |
| Best Reggae/Dancehall Song | Stonebwoy – “Psalm 23” |
| Best Collaboration of the Year | KiDi ft. Black Sherif – “Lomo Lomo” |
| Best Female Vocal Performance | Esther Goodwyll – “I Choose to Praise” |
| Best Male Vocal Performance | Joe Mettle – “Obo Awon Oba” |
| Telecel Most Popular Song of the Year | King Paluta – “Aseda” |
| Best Rap Performance | Kweku Smoke |
| Best Songwriter of the Year | Kofi Kinaata – “Saman” |
| Record of the Year | Ayisi – “Can I Live (Live)” |
| Producer of the Year | Kenny Beatz & King Paluta |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Yaw Sarpong |
| Music for Good | Epixode |
